Early indications show that 2018 is holding true to form, except in net lease. The slower than normal pace this year for the wider commercial real estate industry is more likely due more to cycle than season.

Summertime generally means hot weather and time off. For commercial real estate, summertime can also mean transactional slowdowns. While technology helps move contracts and closings along, the consensus is that buying and selling becomes a trickle between Memorial Day and Labor Day.…